SALT LAKE CITY - The 75th-ranked University of Utah men's tennis team (1-0) netted a victory in its season opener Saturday against the Weber State Wildcats by a score of 6-1 at the Eccles Tennis Center. After the Utes swept in doubles play, junior Slim Hamza clinched the match at 4-0 for the Utes from the No. 1 singles spot.

In doubles action, senior Devin Lane teamed up with freshman newcomer David Papis-Elon at the No. 3 position to top James Smith and Caio Poitena 6-5(0).

Senior Alejandro Medinilla and sophomore Matt Cowley then downed Todd Fought and Jakub Gewert at the second slot, 6-3, to capture the doubles point for Utah.

At the No. 1 spot, juniors Hamza and Cedric Willems finished out doubles play with a 6-4 win over Oliver Good and Sanjay Goswami.

Heading into singles action up 1-0, Utah continued the winning momentum as Willems topped Poitena 6-5(2), 6-2 at the No. 3 slot. Senior Ben Tasevac followed up with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Fought at the second position.

With the score now at 3-0, Hamza chalked up Utah's fourth point of the match at the top spot, downing Gewert, 6-1, 6-4. Freshman Patrick Mayer made his collegiate debut at the No. 6 slot and defeated Goswami, 6-4, 6-5(1).

Despite dropping the first set 4-6, senior Devin Lane put the Utes up 6-0 from the No. 5 position after rallying back in the second and third sets and capturing a 6-1, 6-2 win. Cowley, appearing at the fourth spot, netted the first set 5-6(9), but could not take the following sets, giving Weber State the only point of the night to Good, 6-4, 6-4.

Utah hits the road for a pair of matches next weekend against Cal Poly and New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M.